Which of the following involves enhancing the quality of life in any stage and integrating physical, social, spiritual, and psychological aspects of care of patient/family who has been involved in a traumatic situation?
Mr. Francis experienced a crush injury following a motorcycle crash when the motorcycle landed on top of him. He was diagnosed with a colon injury and underwent a colon resection with primary anastomosis and a proximal colostomy. Mr. Francis is concerned with the duration of the colostomy and is worried about the maintenance after going home. The nurse informs the patient that the colostomy will most likely be:
Ms. Carrington slipped and fell while at home. She attempted to brace herself for the fall and fractured the shaft of her radius. Which of the following injuries is least associated with radial fractures?
A patient comes into the emergency department after gunshot wounds to the lower left lateral chest. A chest tube has been placed and the patient is transferred to the intensive care unit. While a handoff report is being conducted, the patient’s heart rate increases to 134 beats per minute and the patient begins breathing at 43 breaths per minute. The nurse notes that the chest tube drainage system is beginning to rapidly fill with blood. The team begins to prepare for autotransfusion. Which of the following would be a contraindication to autotranfusion?